Thoughts on Purity (8)
Series: Life Verses
Tony Thomas
Philippians 4:8
Several weeks ago the staff decided to eat at the Beef House for lunch. Steve, Duane, Roxie and Roxanne have all been eating salad in preparation for Thanksgiving. So I thought I could tough it out one day and limit myself to salad - and maybe rolls, butter and strawberry jam since it's the Beef House!
But then someone handed me $100 and, ''I want you to take the staff to the Beef House.'' I reminded them that the Howell's are out this month because of Kris' kidney transplant and they said, ''My offer is only good for the week.'' I thought to myself, what the Howell's don't know won't hurt them. After all, if you snooze you lose, right?
The Beef House has a lunch special for $13.95 which includes salad and a Coke. I called Bill and said, ''The Howell's are out; you're in!'' Six meals is 6 x $13.95 = $83.70. Add a 20% tip ($16.74) and I figured our total cost would be $100.44. That lunch cost me .44 cents!
For the record, I ordered BBQ ribs, sweet corn and red potatoes. Yes, I know it was starch heavy but starch looks good on me! Besides, I didn't eat soup or desert. But two rolls were left - and I remembered something my parents used to say: waste not, want not. There was plenty of strawberry jam left, and butter, and I got the jam on my hands, my shirt, and my pants. It's the roll design! They're top heavy and I made an absolute mess! Even though I thoroughly washed my hands they felt sticky all the way back to Crawfordsville. I ran into the bathroom and rolled up my sleeves and discovered that the jam had gotten under my wedding band! I should have saved that for a midnight snack, right?
And then I found two verses:
Psalms 141:3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Take away my lust for what is evil and don't let me share in the delicacies of sin. (Stay away from the Beef House!)
We're in a series called Life Verses. A Life Verse is ...
Series: Life Verses
Tony Thomas
Philippians 4:8
Several weeks ago the staff decided to eat at the Beef House for lunch. Steve, Duane, Roxie and Roxanne have all been eating salad in preparation for Thanksgiving. So I thought I could tough it out one day and limit myself to salad - and maybe rolls, butter and strawberry jam since it's the Beef House!
But then someone handed me $100 and, ''I want you to take the staff to the Beef House.'' I reminded them that the Howell's are out this month because of Kris' kidney transplant and they said, ''My offer is only good for the week.'' I thought to myself, what the Howell's don't know won't hurt them. After all, if you snooze you lose, right?
The Beef House has a lunch special for $13.95 which includes salad and a Coke. I called Bill and said, ''The Howell's are out; you're in!'' Six meals is 6 x $13.95 = $83.70. Add a 20% tip ($16.74) and I figured our total cost would be $100.44. That lunch cost me .44 cents!
For the record, I ordered BBQ ribs, sweet corn and red potatoes. Yes, I know it was starch heavy but starch looks good on me! Besides, I didn't eat soup or desert. But two rolls were left - and I remembered something my parents used to say: waste not, want not. There was plenty of strawberry jam left, and butter, and I got the jam on my hands, my shirt, and my pants. It's the roll design! They're top heavy and I made an absolute mess! Even though I thoroughly washed my hands they felt sticky all the way back to Crawfordsville. I ran into the bathroom and rolled up my sleeves and discovered that the jam had gotten under my wedding band! I should have saved that for a midnight snack, right?
And then I found two verses:
Psalms 141:3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Take away my lust for what is evil and don't let me share in the delicacies of sin. (Stay away from the Beef House!)
We're in a series called Life Verses. A Life Verse is ...
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